Arbutus
andrachne L. iswidespread as Mediterranean enclave in the Black Sea Region, while
it is found naturally in the Mediterranean and Aegean Region of Turkey. In this study, antioxidant activity, total phenolic and
total flavonoid contents were determined in the fruits and flowers of A. andrachne samples obtained from
Artvin. The antioxidant activity was analyzed using the DPPH radical scavenging
activity and FRAP methods. In addition, while the
total phenolic content was determined using the Folin-Ciocalteu assay, the
aluminum chloride assay was used to measure the total flavonoid content.
According to the results, the flowers of A.
andrachnehave higher contents in respect to antioxidant activity (104.81±4.75
μmol FeSO4.7H2O/g dry sample), phenolic (43.57±2.85mg
GA/g dry sample) and flavonoid (114.28±1.49
mg Que/g dry sample) than itsfruits. It was concluded that the flowers and fruits of A. andrachne are good source of phenolic and
antioxidant.